The report also shows that Microsoft Dynamics ERP implementations now take significantly longer, almost doubling in time. SAP and Oracle have the largest overall project costs — with Oracle’s rising sharply since the previous report — while Microsoft Dynamics has the lowest costs.

Defining the tiers is somewhat ambiguous, according to Eric Kimberling, Panorama Consulting’s founder and president; however, the criteria to define the tier levels includes the system’s scalability — how easily they can move up to handle large and complex implementations — the size of their installed base and the breadth of system functionality. Panorama considers SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and now Infor to be the only Tier I vendors, with a number of companies making up the Tier II and III ranks.

“The big change this year is that we now consider Infor to be a top-tier vendor [up from Tier II],” Kimberling said. “This is based on overall market share, as well as the nature of the installed base, as they have bigger implementations now in bigger enterprises. They have chipped away some business from SAP and Oracle, but I believe they have taken most away from Microsoft Dynamics. Ultimately, they have taken some from all three.”

Boyd Technologies Incorporated, a leading international supplier of advanced flexible materials, has chosen The Copley Consulting Group to facilitate and deploy Infor’s CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) solution. Forecasting a significant growth trajectory, Boyd Technologies is aligning its manufacturing operations and strategic initiatives to increasing customer demands. “The clients and partners we serve in biopharmaceutical and medical […]

In this special blog series, we’ll be discussing common challenges we’ve seen in our 25 years deploying ERP systems for manufacturers big and small. As your launch date approaches, and even in the weeks that follow, there may be members of your workforce who are “waiting for the other shoe to drop.” Your employees are […]

In this special blog series, we’ll be discussing common challenges we’ve seen in our 25 years deploying ERP systems for manufacturers big and small. According to a recent Forbes article, the popularity of cloud computing is exceeding the predictions of many industry analysts and advisory firms, boosting optimism about the future of the technology. International […]